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In reply to the discussion: This miserable S.O.B is now threatening nuclear war.. [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)19. More ready in what respect
Putin and Russia may be more willing to go to war, but involving NATO and more especially the United States would be a grave miscalculation. The Russian military is nowhere as capable as the US military, the biggest concern would be that Russia is defeated so badly that Putin might resort to "tactical" nuclear weapons in a last ditch effort to save both himself and Russia from looking so weak that the Chinese start looking across their border with designs on Siberia and the resources there.
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I think his behavior is irrational and I do wonder if there is an underlying cause. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#12
Don't worry about him he was rooting for the Sgt that was captured to be tried as a traitor. He is
Katashi_itto
Aug 2014
#61
I seem to remember some controversy when a Russian visited a missile silo
LiberalAndProud
Aug 2014
#30
Do you think he is worried that Ukraine's vast and powerful army will invade Russia?
pampango
Aug 2014
#53
You have got to be kidding me.. are we threatening the world with nuclear annihilation
Peacetrain
Aug 2014
#14
Samatha Power calling Putin a Liar at UN, PBO going after Russia using undiplomatic language
KoKo
Aug 2014
#56
It's clear that this crisis has come down to only two real options for NATO:
Blue_Tires
Aug 2014
#38
Russia wants the West to stop surrounding it with Nato bases. That's what this is about...
KoKo
Aug 2014
#57
He might not have even meant that, or the translation could be inaccurate. Sounds more like a
Stardust
Aug 2014
#48
Maybe I'll be the lucky ones to get blasted to smithereens if this thing kicks off
951-Riverside
Aug 2014
#44